Species: Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis)
Norwegian name: Tistelengmott
Host plants: Fiolslekta (Viola), Firtannslekta (Teucrium), Gyvel (Cytisus scoparius), Knoppurtslekta (Centaurea), Mursennepslekta (Diplotaxis), Nesleslekta (Urtica), Sweet Violet (Viola odorata), Syreslekta (Rumex), Tangmeldeslekta (Atriplex), Veitistelslekta (Cirsium), Åkertistel (Cirsium arvense)
Confusion species: European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Micro-moths («Micro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Snout moths (Pyralidae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Pyraustinae | ||||||||
| Genus | Sitochroa | ||||||||
| Species | Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis) | ||||||||
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